AP World History

Unit 1: Period 1 Pre-Classical (to c. 600 B.C.E.) READ CHAPTER 1 IN YOUR TEXT BOOK

Summer Assignment Packet

Packet Due Date: ________The First Day of School_____

You are expected to read Chapter 1 from your text book in order to answer the following

questions and fill out the following charts. This is how you will be using the chapter’s information

for the entire year and it is important that you get used to doing this now. Remember this class is

big picture oriented and it will take practice to be able to master these skills.

Student Evaluation

Read each description on the below rubric. Using the below rubric, please check the line next to the level where you believe your assignment falls. The percentage in

parentheses is your expected score on the unit tests based on the quality of work included in this packet.

(1) Beginning (50-70%): ______ (2) Progressing (70-86%): ______ (3) Excelling (87-100%): ______

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the student has spent a significant

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thoroughly with little else that

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Good Advice: Answering the questions thoroughly and with a great amount of detail. One word/sentence

answers are not enough to fully understand the material.

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PART 1: Period 1 Practice Comparative Essay Prompts

Comparative: Analyze the similarities and differences in development of social and cultural practices during the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras.

Paleolithic Era Similarities Neolithic Era

What to include here: religion, cities, economy, government, agricultural production, social stratification, trade, transportation and its impact on CULTURE

Comparative: Analyze similarities and differences in political systems in the following regions (Egypt v. Huang He and Mesopotamia v. Indus) before 600 B.C.E.

Egypt Similarities Huang He

Mesopotamia Similarities Indus (pre Aryan invasion)

What to include here: geography, religion, cities, economy, social stratification. infrastructure, etc. and its relation to the GOVERNMENT

PART 2: Period 1 Themes and Concepts

Directions: Using the content from the chart and what you have learned through reading the chapters,

categorize specific historical content as it fits under each theme and objective.

Key Concept 1.1 Big Geography and Peopling of the Earth

Concept Content to support

Archeological evidence indicates that during the Paleolithic era, hunting-foraging bands of humans gradually migrated from their origin in East Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas, adapting their technology and cultures to new climate regions. (Key Concept 1.1.I)

Key Concept 1.2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies

Beginning about 10,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution led to the development of new and more complex economic and social systems. (Key Concept 1.2.I)

Agriculture and pastoralism began to transform human societies. (Key Concept 1.2.II)

Key Concept 1.3 The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies

Concept Content to support

Core and foundational civilizations develop in a variety of geographical and environmental setting where agriculture flourished. (Key Concept 1.3.I)

The first states emerged within core civilizations. (Key Concept 1.3.II)

Culture played a significant role in unifying states through laws, language, literature, religion, myths, and monumental art. (Key Concept 1.3.III)

PART 3: Period 2 Thematic Learning Questions

Directions: USE THE INFORMATION IN CHAPTER 1 TO ILLUSTRATE THE CONCEPTS FROM THE DIFFERENT THEMES

IN THE CLASS. This class will be centered around the following topics. It is how we organize our learning.

I have given you a lot of space to write this you need to USE IT.

INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: How have people used diverse tools and technologies to adapt and affect the environment over time? How and to what extent has human migration and settlement been influenced by the environment during different periods in world history? How has the environment changed as a consequence of population growth and urbanization? How have processes of industrialization and global integration been shaped by environmental factors and in turn how has their development affected the environment over time?

Give specific examples from Chapter 1

DEVELOPMENT AND INTERACTION OF CULTURES: How and why have religions, belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies developed and transformed as they spread from their places of origin to other regions? How have religions, belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies affected the development of societies over time? How were scientific and technological innovations adapted and transformed as they spread from one society or culture to another? In what ways do the arts reflect innovation, adaption, and creativity of specific societies?

Give specific examples from Chapter 1

STATE BUILDING, EXPANSION, and CONFLICT: How have different forms of governance been constructed and maintained over time? How have economic, social, cultural, and environmental contexts influenced the processes of state building, expansion, and dissolution? How have conflicts, exchanges, and alliances influenced the processes of state building, expansion and dissolution?

Give specific examples from Chapter 1

CREATION, EXPANSION, and INTERACTION of ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: How and to what extent have modes of production and commerce changed over time? How have different labor systems developed and changed over time? How have economic systems and the development of ideologies, values, and institutions influenced each other over time? What is the relationship among local, regional, and global economic systems; how have those relationships changed over time?

Give specific examples from Chapter 1

DEVELOPMENT and TRANSFORMATIONS of SOCIAL STRUCTURES : How have distinctions based on kinship, ethnicity, class, gender, and race influenced the development and transformations of social hierarchies? How, by whom, and in what ways have social categories, roles, and practices been maintained or challenged over time? How have political, economic, cultural, and demographic changes affected social structures over time?

Give specific examples from Chapter 1

PART 4: Period 1 Regional Geography

Directions: Using the content from your reading and note taking to shade and label the regions and subregions covered in Period 1. Shade the regions and

label the subregions. Create a color-coded key for the regions. Then create a list of the regions with the most significant events that occurred in each.

World Regions Key:

Regions and their most significant events:

PART 5: Period 1 Periodization

Directions: Using the content from your reading and note taking create a timeline of at least 10 annotations (description of the event using more than 5

words) for the Pre-Classical Period (Prehistory– 600 BCE). Be sure to include all of the major states/empires and any significant events, discoveries,

interactions, and/or achievements. Be sure to include the date/date range with your events as well.

What single event of the Pre-Classical Period had the greatest impact on world history? Explain.

c. 10,000 BCE 600 BCE